WhatsApp updates privacy policy for users in Europe WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy for users in Ireland and across Europe in response to the Data Protection Commission's findings earlier this year that ... Business • 22 Nov
WhatsApp secures permission to challenge €225m DPC fine The European arm of WhatsApp has secured permission from a High Court judge to challenge the Data Protection Commission's decision to fine it €225m. Business • 08 Nov
DPC proposes €36m fine for Facebook over data complaint The Data Protection Commission has proposed fining Facebook up to €36m in one of more than a dozen probes it has opened into the social ... Business • 13 Oct
DPC concerned about Facebook's smart glasses The Data Protection Commission has expressed concern about Facebook's new smart glasses, as it is worried they could be used to covertly capture pictures and ... Business • 20 Sep
WhatsApp Ireland hit with record fine of €225m by DPC The Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules. Business • 02 Sep
WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Data Protection Commission a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp, siding with national enforcers ... World • 28 Jul
DPC to conduct audit of all political parties The Data Protection Commission has confirmed it has written to all political parties stating that it will be conducting a data protection audit of each ... Politics • 20 May
DPC writes to Sinn Féin over voter database reports The Data Protection Commission has written to Sinn Féin to seek more information about reports that the party has compiled a database containing personal information ... Business • 14 Apr
DPC to probe appearance of Facebook user data online The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into the publication online of what has been reported to be the personal data of 533m ... Business • 14 Apr
10% increase in data security breaches - report The Data Protection Commission handled more than 10,000 cases last year, a 9% increase on the previous year. Ireland • 25 Feb
DPC makes findings against Independent News and Media The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made a number of infringement findings against Independent News and Media (INM) in relation to a data security incident ... Business • 05 Feb
Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today. Business • 13 Jan
Twitter fined €450,000 by Data Protection Commission Twitter has been fined €450,000 by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for its handling of a data breach last year. Business • 15 Dec 20
US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue The US Secretary of Commerce has said that the United States remains deeply concerned about a ruling by the EU Court of Justice last July ... Business • 03 Nov 20
Facebook Dating service launches in Ireland Facebook has launched its Dating service in Ireland, enabling users to meet other people looking to be more than just friends. Facebook • 22 Oct 20
Data regulator probes Instagram - reports The Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram following concerns over how the image-sharing social platform handled children's personal data, according to reports. Business • 19 Oct 20
Facebook in High Court challenge over transfer of data Facebook has significant concerns about its ability to deliver its services to its 400 million European users over the Data Protection Commissioner's decision regarding the ... Courts • 14 Sep 20
Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog Facebook has launched legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from ... Business • 11 Sep 20
Facebook's data transfer mechanism cannot be used - DPC Facebook has said that it has been told by the Data Protection Commission that the key mechanism it uses to transfer data from the European ... Business • 09 Sep 20
Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland's preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said today. Business • 20 Aug 20
Privacy group takes High Court action against DPC A not-for profit organisation has launched a High Court challenge over what it claims is the Data Protection Commissioner's failure to progress complaints made about ... Business • 06 Jul 20
DPC legal bill for Schrems case tops €2.9m The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has run up a legal bill of over €2.9m as a result of the long running Max Schrems data case. Business • 26 May 20
Schrems calls on EU authorities to get DPC to speed up Privacy activist Max Schrems has called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling of cases he has brought ... Business • 25 May 20
HSE will no longer tell employers workers' test results The Health Service Executive has said it is to suspend the practice of informing employers of Covid-19 test results and is to seek guidance from ... Coronavirus • 19 May 20
Tusla focus of data compliance inquiries under GDPR Three statutory inquiries have been opened by the Data Protection Commission into Tusla in relation to its compliance with GDPR since the EU-wide regulation came ... Ireland • 20 Feb 20
